Safety locking attachment



J. M. SMITH ET AL. SAFETY LOCKING ATTACHMENT, FILED JULY 28, 1922.

A TTORNEY.

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Patented dan. 2?, 1.923. y

tititra stares JUSTIN SMITH AND nanNnsT scI-IANKS, or BTLLINGS, MONTANA.

SAFETY LOCKTNG ATTACHMENT.

Application filed July 28, 1922. Serial No..578,197.

To all whom 15 may concern.'

Be it known that we, JUsTiN M. Srri'rii and EAnNns'r Soi-remis, citizens of the United Statearesiding at Billings, in the county of Yellowstone and State` of Montana, have linvented certain new and useful Improvements t in Safety Locking Attachy ments, of which the following is a' specification. l

This invention relatesto a locking device for `automobiles, designed primarily for use in `connection with motor vehicles of t the Ford type,'but it is to be understood that the locking device can be employed for any purposes wherein it is found applicable, and the invention has for its object to'provide, in the manner as hereinafterset forth, a locking device with means adapted to be locked to the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, for securely locking the spark and controlling levers from being shifted, under such conditions preventing their operation surreptitiously or by unauthorized persons to cause the driving yof the car or vehicle.

Further objects of` the `invention' are to provide a locking device for the purpose set forth, which is extremely simple in itsV construction and arrangements, strong, readily attached and removed from the steering wheel, compact, thoroughly `eliicient and convenient in its use, and comparatively inexpensive toy manufacture. i

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically de` scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,"wherein is shown an embodinient of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the lscope ofthe claims hereunto appended.

` In the drawings, `wherein like reference characters i denote corresponding parte throughout the several views t-- kFi ure f1 is an elevation of a steering Y whee `broken y away, of a motor vehicle;v showing the adaptation therewith of a locking device in accordance with this invention, and' i i Fig. 2 is an elevation of a locking device, and further showing in dotted lines, the clamping arm' shifted to released position. yReferringto the drawings in detail, 1 denotes the `rim` of a steering wheel of the kthe spark and throttle controlling levers,

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steering mechanism of a motor vehicle, 2 indicates the vhub and 3 the arm of ,thespidei' of the wheel and which is formed integral with-the rim 1, 4: the steering post, 5 the steering post column and 6 the steering gear quadrant. n

The foregoing elements are of known` construction and illustrated by way of example,

so that the adaptation of the locking device t in accordance with this invention can` be shown in operative relation'with respect to S, respectively. t

A locking device in accordance with this invention comprises a body portion and a rim clamping lever, the latter being carried-by the body portion, and each formed of suitable metallic materal of the desired rigidity `and thickness, and the `said body .portion consists of an intermediate part9 having an oval shaped opening 10 at one end thereof and near its other end is formed with 1a notch 11, in thetop edge thereof. One side wall 12 of the notch is inclined upwardly and outwardly with respect to the other side wall 13 of saidnotch, and the said notch 11 is adapted to receive the throttle lever S. rlhe oval shaped slot or opening `10 at the other end of the intermediate part 9 is adapted to receive the spark controlling lever 7. That end of the part` `9, of the .bodyfportiom having the notch 11, is formed `in operative position, the said arm 111, is

disposed below the rim 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.4 Extending upwardlyy from the inner end of the arm 14e, is a vertical eX- tension 15, which has the inneredge thereof to form a continuation of the wall 13 of the notch 11. The extension 15,'when the device is in locking position, is arranged inwardly with respect tothe riml and is termed, an inside locking post. Projecting upwardly'from that end of the part 9, whic y is provided with the slot 10, is an lupwardly extending inverted L-shaped supporting arm,vwith the legs thereof indicated at 16 and 17. The the device is in locking position, inwardly with respect to the yrim 1, and

.leg 16 isfvertical and,k when the is arranged y Fig. `1.

leg 17 Which extends horizontally, at right angles With respect to the leg 16, is positioned upon the upper face of the rim 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The rim clamping lever, which is pivoted to the body portion, consists oit a curved shank 18, which terminates in an inverted yoke-shaped member 19, the latter having the outer leg 2O thereof, detachably connected as at 21 to the outer` end of vthe arm 14. Thev inner leg` 22 of themember 19 is inclined downwardly and inwardly with respect to the leg- 20,- and associates ivith the post 15, to overlap `the inner side ot the rim A1, when the locking device is in locking position, as shown in Fig. 1. The shank 1S, of the rim clamping lever, is pivotally connected as at 23, to the part 9, at a point between the slot 10 and the not-ch 11, butin closer proximity to the notch 11 than with respect to the slot 10.

The arm 14 at its free end is formed with an opening- 24, and the lovver'end ofthe leg 2O is provided with an opening 25, and when the device is' in lockingl position, the openings 24 and 25vregister, t'or the passage oi the hasp y25 ot' the locked body 27j See Vhen the locking device is set up, the body portion thereof is positioned `forwardly with vrespect to the steering post 4, and is so shifted to provide for the passage through the body portion, of the spark controlling lever 7, the latter passing through the slot 10. Prior to the positioningrv of the body `portion in the manner as stated, the lock body 27 is detached, so that the pivoted clamping arm can be swung upwardly in the position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the arm 14 can be positioned beloW the rim 1. When the arm 14 is positioned below the rim 1, the throttle controlling lever 8 is mounted in the notch 11, then'the lclamping lever is swung over `the lever 8 and the rim 1, and the leg 20 and arm 14 secured together through rmeans of the lock body 27. When the device is in the position as shown in Fig. 1, the shifting of the controlling` levers Will; be arrested as is obvious. y When the device isnot in use, it can 'bel conveniently stored within the automobile body, owing to the tact that'the locking vdevice is not very large and is of such size, that it can be placed at any desiredpoint,

Y Whaty We claim is v 1. A locking device yfor the purpose set forth, comprising a body portion having an intermediate part thereof formed With la notch nearl one end for thefpassage of a throttlel controlling lever anda slot near its other end for the passage of "a spark controlling lever, an'inverted L-shfaped supporting arm projecting trom one end ot said intermediate part, a locking arm! extending from the other end of said intermediate part, and a clamping lever pivotedl to said intermediate part and proif'ided with an in verted yoke-shaped member associated. With and adapted to be secured to said locking arm.

i 2; A locking device :tor the purpose forth, comprising),` a body portion provided at one end with a supporting arm and its other With rim clamping means, said body portion further provided With a notch i'or the passage ci a throttle controlling' lever and t'urtheiprovided with a slot .tor the passage of a spark controlling lever.

3. A locking device for the purpose set fort-h, comprisingl a body portion provided `With means for the reception ot a throttle controlling' lever and a spark controllingA lever, supporting arm at one end of said body portion, and a clamping lever pivoted i to the body portion andassociating with the other end thereof and adapted to be locked thereto for securing` the body portion to the rim oic a Wheel.

4. A locking device for the purpose Set forth, 'comprising a body portion provided with means for the reception of a throttle controlling lever and a spark controlling: lever, a supporting arm aty one end ci said body portion, and a clamping lever pivoted to the body portion and associating with the other end thereofand adapted to be locked thereto tor securing the body portion to the rim of a Wheel, said clampingl lever associating With said body portion to maintain said throttle lever therein.

e. locking device for the purpose set forth, comprising a body portion provided With a slot for the passage of a spark controlling lever of a motor vehicle, said body portion further having ay notch for the reception ot the throttle controlling Alever or" an automobile, a supporting arm at one end of said body portion, a locking arm at the other end of said body portion, a clamping lever pivotally connectedto the said body portion and provided with an inverted yoke'shap-ed member associatedA with said locking. arm, means for detachably securing said member and locking arm together, said lockingmember and locking arm providing means for connecting said body portion to the rim of a steering Wheel, and said lever associating with the body portion for maintaining said throttle lever therein. .i

6. A. locking device. for the purpose set `tort-h, comprising a body portieri` having means for supporting it at. one end trom the y steering Wheel of a motor vehicle and adapted to receive the throttle and spark controlling levers ci a motor vehicle, said body portion provided at one end withv a locking arm, .andv 'clamping means carried' by the body portion, adapted tol be l,secured to said arm for connecting the-body portionto the rim of a wheel, said clamping means maintaid ing the throttle controlling lever Within said body portion.

7. A locking device for the purpose set (forth, comprising a body portion having ineans for supporting it at one end from the steering Wheel of a motor vehicle and iurther provided with means Jfor the reception o't' the throttle and spark controlling levers of motor vehicle7 said body portion fur ther provided at one end with a locking arni, and a clamping means pivotally connected to the body portion and adapted to be secured to said arm for connect-ing` the body portion to the rim ot a Wheel. said clamping means .including a shank for maintaining the throttle cont-rolling lever Within said body portion.

8, A lockingy device for the purpose set forth, comprising a body portion having means for supporting it at one end troni the steering` wheel ot a motor vehicle and further provided with means tor the reception ot the throttle and spark controlling levers ot a motor vehicle7 said body portion further provided at one end with a locking arm, and a clamping means` pivotally connected to the body portion and adapted toy be secured to said arin for connecting the body portion to the rim of a Wheel, said clamping means including a shank for maintaining the throttle controlling lever Within said body portion7 and said locking arm offset with respect to said body portion.

9. A locking device for the purpose set forth, comprising a body portion having means for supporting it at one end from the steering Wheel of a motor vehicle and n wife further provided with means *tor the reception of? the throttle and spa-rk controlling levers of a motor vehicle7 said body portion provided at one end, opposite the end formed with the supporting means, With a vertically disposed post and a longitudinally extendino locking arno.` and clam in@ means iv- `means for supporting it at one end 'from thev steering' Wheel of a motor vehicle and further provided with means for the reception of the throttle and Spark ycontrolling levers of ainotor vehicle, said body portion provided at one end7 opposite the end formed with the supporting means, with a vertically disposed post and a longitudinally eX- tending locking arm, and clamping means pivotally connected to the body portion, bearing against said postl adapted to be secured to said locking arm, and connecting said body portion to the rim of a steering Wheel, said clamping means further including a shank for maintaining the throttle controlling lever Within the body portion, and said locking arm offset with respect to said body portion.

In testimony whereof, We aiiiX our signatures..

JUSTIN M. SMITH. EARNEST SCHANKS. 

